Cardano’s algorithmic stablecoin is named after Djed, which is the symbol for “stability”
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has given an indication of the progress made on the Djed stablecoin building on Cardano in a recent tweet. Djed, a decentralized algorithmic stablecoin for Cardano, developed by IOG and issued by COTI, was launched on the public testnet recently. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson notes this as a major milestone for algorithmic stablecoins.
The Cardano founder earlier took a swipe at Terra following the collapse of the UST. Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin, UST, suffered a free fall to a low of $0.26 on May 11 after losing its peg. Terra’s native asset LUNA was also down nearly 93% as the incident fueled negative sentiment among Terra holders.
Hoskinson had inquired into the progress of SigUSD, an algorithmic stablecoin based on the AgeUSD protocol. The AgeUSD protocol was researched in partnership among the Ergo Foundation, IOHK media and Emurgo, Cardano’s commercial arm. In response to updates on SigUSD, the IOHK CEO then stated, “protodjed is looking good.”
Stablecoins are vital to crypto markets because price stability is built into the assets themselves. This opens up various opportunities for DeFi and the transfer of value without fear of price fluctuations. The underlying guarantee is how they achieve price stability.
Cardano’s algorithmic stablecoin is named after Djed, which is the symbol of ”stability” in ancient Egypt and the symbolic backbone of the god Osiris, the god of the afterlife and resurrection.
Explaining details about Djed, Cardano developer Sooraj said: “Djed is the 1st stablecoin protocol for which the stability claims are precisely and mathematically stated, proven and formally verified. Djed’s governance algorithm behaves like an autonomous bank that buys and sells stablecoins at a price in a range pegged to a target price.”
The reserve coin, Shen, is charged with the responsibility of providing extra reserves for the pool. Unlike the Djed stablecoin, Shen is not pegged to a specific asset and its price can fluctuate.
